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  <recipe>
    <head>
      <title>(Crostini Napoletani) Neapolitan-Style Crostini</title>
      <categories>
        <cat>Italian</cat>
        <cat>Appetizers</cat></categories>
      <yield>16</yield></head>
    <ingredients>
      <ing>
        <amt>
          <qty>16</qty>
          <unit/></amt>
        <item>Slices of Italian bread,</item></ing>
      <ing>
        <amt>
          <qty/>
          <unit/></amt>
        <item>Cut 1/2-inch thick</item></ing>
      <ing>
        <amt>
          <qty>1/4</qty>
          <unit>cups</unit></amt>
        <item>Extra-virgin olive oil</item></ing>
      <ing>
        <amt>
          <qty>1/3</qty>
          <unit>cups</unit></amt>
        <item>Black or green olivada* OR</item></ing>
      <ing>
        <amt>
          <qty>1/3</qty>
          <unit>cups</unit></amt>
        <item>(4 oz.) Calamata olives,</item></ing>
      <ing>
        <amt>
          <qty/>
          <unit/></amt>
        <item>Pitted or finely chopped</item></ing>
      <ing>
        <amt>
          <qty>1/2</qty>
          <unit>pounds</unit></amt>
        <item>Fresh mozzarella cheese,</item></ing>
      <ing>
        <amt>
          <qty/>
          <unit/></amt>
        <item>Cut in 14 1/4-inch slices</item></ing>
      <ing>
        <amt>
          <qty>1/2</qty>
          <unit>pounds</unit></amt>
        <item>Plum tomatoes, cut</item></ing>
      <ing>
        <amt>
          <qty/>
          <unit/></amt>
        <item>Lengthwise into 16 1/4-inch</item></ing>
      <ing>
        <amt>
          <qty/>
          <unit/></amt>
        <item>Slices</item></ing>
      <ing>
        <amt>
          <qty>1/8</qty>
          <unit>teaspoons</unit></amt>
        <item>Salt</item></ing>
      <ing>
        <amt>
          <qty>1/8</qty>
          <unit>teaspoons</unit></amt>
        <item>Freshly ground black pepper</item></ing></ingredients>
    <directions>
      <step>
		  1.  Preheat the oven to 400F.
	  </step>
	  <step>
		  Brush one side of the bread slices with some
		  of the olive oil and arrange on a baking sheet oiled side up. 
		  </step>
  <step>
	  Bake until
	  lightly browned and crusty, about 4 minutes.
  </step>
  <step>
	  Spread the olivada or
	  chopped olives on each toast, cover each with a slice of mozzarella and top
	  with a slice of tomato.
  </step>
  <step>
	  Brush the tomatoes with the remaining oil and
	  sprinkle with the salt and pepper.
  </step>
  <step>
	  Bake until the cheese is melted, about 8
	  to 10 minutes.  
	  </step>
  <step>
	  Serve at once.
</step>
  <step>

	  * Olivada is a puree of black or green olives packed in oil that is sold at
	  specialty food stores.  You can substitute tapenade or make your own. (Note
	  from me:  We have a batch of pesto in the refrigerator so I plan to use it
	  instead of the olivada.)  I also plan to use Creole or homegrown tomatoes.

	  File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/mmdjaxxx.zip

  </step></directions></recipe></recipeml>
